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Wimbledon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE IV,—continued.GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT

TABLE IV,—continued.

GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT

NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number Treated.
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(6)
1181213074204

Table: GROUP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.1. Number of Children who were:— a. Inspected by the Dentist:

GROUP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.

1. Number of Children who were:— a. Inspected by the Dentist:

AgedAged
Rourine Age Groups520310564Total4623
642011679
746312413
854613337
953514463
Specials363

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b. Found to require Treatment 3884
c. Actually Treated 1941
d. Bo-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination
1348
2. Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection, 45. Treatment, 375 Total 420
3. Attendances made by Children for Treatment 3852
4. Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth, 1915. Temporary Teeth, 32 Total Teeth 1947
Total Fillings 2532
5. Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth, 641. Temporary Teeth, 2612 Total 3253
6. Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 611
7. Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth, 1003. Temporary Teeth, 1370 Total 2373
GROUP V.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITION.
1. Average number of visits per School made during
the year by School Nurses 7
2. Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by School Nurses 12,694
3. Number of individual children found unclean 205
4. Number of children cleansed under arrangements
made by the Local Education Authority 91
6, Number of cases in which legal proceedings were
taken: —
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws —
96